August is Kite-Flying Month

Kites for sale outside of Simon Bolivar Park.

August, traditionally windy, is Bogotá's traditional kite-flying month. And Simon Bolivar Park is the center of the kite-flying craze.

See them? Kites dot the sky above Simon Bolivar Park.

By Mike Ceaser, of Bogotá Bike Tours

Kite Month Kicks Off in Simon Bolivar Park

Selecting kites by the Simon Bolivar park's entrance. 

August is traditionally Bogoá's kite-flying month. And the center of activity is Simon Bolivar park in the city's northwest. Today, the 7 de agosto holiday, the park filled with young people - and more than a couple of older ones - filling the sky with colorful kites. 

The park was almost too crowded for bicycling. 

Kites against the clouds. 

Kites flying against the hills. 

Kites for sale on a median strip.

Kites like stars.

Not just for kids! A veteran kite flyer concentrates on his craft. 

By Mike Ceaser, of Bogotá Bike Tours

August is Kite Flying Month!

Generally sunny and windy, August traditionally is kite-flying month in Bogotá. The center of activities is clearly Simon Bolivar Park, thanks to its breezes, views and wide-open areas. But  kite flyers also fill other parks, including Tercer Milenio.

Cyclists pedal past kites for sale. 

Kites for sale. 

Finding a different use for a colorful kite. 

The park was packed. 

Kites fly over the crowd. 

This skeletal dome ended the flights of several kites. 

Tercer Milenio Park, in central Bogotá, provides a more urban setting for kite flying.

These kite flyers stand before a backdrop of the La Candelaria neighborhood. 

A kite flies past Monserrate Hill. 

Three kites race across the sky. 

Let 'er go!

Sillhoueted against the evening sky. 

Crisis! Our kite's in a tree.

Help arrives. 

Happy ending. 

By Mike Ceaser, of Bogotá Bike Tours

Kite-Flying Month!

In Bogotá, August, usually sunny and windy, is known as kite-flying month. Simón Bolívar Park is probably the favorite park for kite flyers. This year has been unusually rainy, but today the weather gave us a repeal. Simón Bolívar Park was standing-room full in many areas - despite showers!

Buy a kite!

A sky full of kites.

Look, up in the sky - kites!

In a shower, a kite makes a handy umbrella.

Kung-fu kite.